News quiz for week ending 2/20/09

Questions

1. At the age of 15 George Washington copied the “110 Rules of _________________” and appeared to follow them throughout his lifea) economicsb) farmingc) civilityd) grammar

2. Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president, is also known asa) Old Hickoryb) the Great Debaterc) the Great Emancipatord) Stilts

3. It was reported this week that U.S. intelligence sources said that Israel has started a covert war with _______________a) the Palestiniansb) Iraqc) Lebanond) Iran

4. Israel’s aim for its covert war is to ________________________, without the gamble of a direct confrontation that could lead to a wider war.a) slow down or interrupt the country’s nuclear programb) end the country’s anti-semetic rhetoricc) monitor the country’s drug smuggling tunnelsd) prevent that country from moving weapons into the Gaza Strip

5. ________________ new president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, said this week that it will take about a year to reconcile political factions and restore stability to the war-torn country.a) Zimbabwe’sb) Somalia’sc) Sudan’sd) Afghanistan’s

6. President Ahmed also said he would _________________ militant group Al Shabab (labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. last year)a) give exit visas tob) forget the past and work with c) wipe out d) give government jobs to the families of

7. A boy treated in Russia with ___________ stem cells for a rare genetic disease has developed benign tumors, raising questions about the therapy’s safety.a) fetalb) adultc) bone marrowd) skin

8. As well as the possibility that these stem cells may turn cancerous, some researchers fear that it is possible that this type of stem cell therapy could _____________________ people who receive cell transplants. a) bankruptb) give too much hope toc) unwittingly pass viruses and other disease causing agents tod) cause a disregard for human life in

9. The New York Post has been accused of ____________________ for publishing a cartoon that portrays the crazed chimp shot by police with the caption “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.”a) bad tasteb) racismc) favoritismd) partianship

10. The Post’s editor defended the cartoon, saying it was a parody about the crazed chimp anda) Barack Obama being the first black presidentb) Washington’s efforts to revive the economyc) President Obama’s attempt to socialize medicined) none of the above